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Piniella hints at lineup changes
Manager Lou Piniella hinted lineup changes could be coming today in an effort to break the Cubs out of a hitting funk that has lasted almost a week. Immediately after the Cubs were stymied by Houston Astros ace Roy Oswalt in a 3-0 shutout Monday, Piniella met with coaches in his office to talk about the lineup before his postgame session with the media. He was short on details, but he already tried to shake some hits out of struggling right-fielder Kosuke Fukudome by moving him to No. 2 on Monday. ''That's a good spot to hit in,'' Piniella said. Fukudome went 0-for-4. He hit .193 in August and has just three hits in his last 20 at-bats.
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nowhere is a good place for him to bat for the time being
woooooo
Chicago , IL
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with september call-ups it makes no sense to keep him and derrek lee in there because they arent doing crap lately...
and its showing..
Hoffpauir for 1st and reed johnson for right field....thats my solution...keep it where its been hot...
Meteora16
Villa Park , IL
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Fukudome has needed to be benched or at least platooned for about two months
TenRingsSTL
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Cubs about to self-destruct. Watch out for the Brewers!
Packers Superbowl…
Fort Lauderdale , FL
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Cubs will be fine...
drj0514
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I wonder why the brewers Fan thinks the cubs are going to self-destruct after winning 85 games...strange ;)
U-C-F
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"He was short on details, but he already tried to shake some hits out of struggling right-fielder Kosuke Fukudome by moving him to No. 2 on Monday."
Why is Fukudome even in the line up at all? He looks bored out there. He swings the bat like an amateur. He's a liability. And, it's not like they don't have anybody to take his place. Get him out of there! Let him sit and reflect on why he left Japan and signed a contract to play in America.
DCruiser
Barrington , IL
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Sweet Lou, shaking it up.
AllStarz
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They should also call up Samardja, that guy was electric when Wood was out in injury.
Goretheboar
Hayward , CA
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Isn't he already with the Cubs?
TenRingsSTL
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Okay, here's the perfect lineup for the Cubs:
1. SS Theriot
2. 2B or RF DeRosa
3. LF Soriano - put your foot down, Lou, this guy is not the consummate leadoff type so you convince him that he's going to get more RBIs and better pitches to jack esp hitting in front of:
4. 1B Lee
5. 3B Ramirez
6. C Soto
7. RF Fukudome or 2B Fontenot
8. CF Edmonds or Johnson
9. pitcher
I'd probably flipflop the Edmonds/Johnson tandem for Fukudome/Fontenot depending on which guy is the hottest and occasionally put Fontenot second because he HAD better numbers this season than DeRosa, who's coming on.
Look it, the Cubs have a better overall lineup w/ DeRosa in RF and Fontenot at 2B and Fukudome on the pine. Might as well admit that!!!
rhymeister
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first of all the cubs will be fine,but i agree it is time to shake up the lineup and he must start with fukudome start using him in a platoone situation and move derrick lee down in the order and cause he has not done anything the last two months.One thing for sure lou will not be afraid to make changes
bears2009
Ringgold , GA
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The Cubs have a much more difficult schedule the rest of the season plus have 6 more games left against the Brewers. If they can win those 6 games more power to them. Can you say....CHOKE....again.....
Packers Superbowl…
Fort Lauderdale , FL
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brewers fan must not remember last year when saying CHOKE.....again. cant stand the cubs but the brewers did some major choking last year.
jkmann24
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I heard the Brewers have bought Bartman tickets to all the remaining games at Wrigley
IamRightYouAreWrong
Florence , SC
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I wouldn't mess with the lineup too much...........they seem to be doing something right by winning all those games
SlinkyRidfoot
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"The Cubs have a much more difficult schedule the rest of the season plus have 6 more games left against the Brewers. If they can win those 6 games more power to them. Can you say....CHOKE....again.....
Brewers Fan again..... | 09/02/08, 12:22 PM "
^this coming from a team that knows choking all to well, **** ignorant person you
"I heard the Brewers have bought Bartman tickets to all the remaining games at Wrigley
IamRightYouAreWrong | 09/02/08, 12:51 PM"
Damn that just made me laugh uncontrollably...ok so I lie. Get off the old talk...dont live in the past, superstitions are all in your head, go shave your balls, makes your dick "seem' bigger..tool.
LOVERnottaFIGHTER
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lol
yankeefan21142
Yankees Territory, NY
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